Ambulatory Surgery Centers Community Health Systems (CHS) has shed numerous hospitals from its portfolio this year, as we have previously reported. Now the other shoe is dropping, as it has announced ongoing plans to grow its ASC portfolio. In February, CHS affiliate Baldwin Health opened its de novo Specialty Surgery Center in Foley,…
Cardiovascular Physicians of Delaware and its partner organization, US Health Partners, have teamed with ChristianaCare on a joint venture to establish a new cardiovascular ASC in Newark, Del. The ChristianaCare Cardiovascular Surgery Center at Newark will be launched through another joint venture that was formed in 2024 between ChristianaCare and…
EP Lab Digest, a media outlet for electrophysiology (EP) professionals, has published a Q&A with Wilber Su, MD, FACC, FHRS, director of heart rhythm services at Banner-University Medical Center and professor of medicine at the University of Arizona, that discusses a panel he is moderating at the upcoming Heart Rhythm…
Last week we reported that the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s (ASCA’s) Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey has been redesigned and relaunched as the new ASCA Benchmarking survey, which is ready for Q1 data submissions right now. Now you can hear more about the “total remaking” of the survey straight from…
CPIhealth (CPI), an interventional pain management platform, has acquired Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists (M.I.S.S.) and Serenity Surgical Center. CPI says the move enables it to expand its provision of “advanced pain treatments and comprehensive care” to northwest Indiana and nearby Chicago suburbs in Illinois. The partnership adds two clinics and…
Colorado Springs Cardiology announced that the first procedure has been successfully completed at its new ASC, Colorado Springs Cardiology Heart & Vascular Center: a diagnostic heart catheterization that “went smoothly.” The ASC’s administrator, Mark Baker, said the new facility will enable teams to “provide a more focused and personalized care…
United Digestive (UD), a physician practice management company that supports gastrointestinal providers and partner practices throughout the Southeast, is in the process of “driving significant organic growth,” including strategic investments in new clinics and endoscopy centers, advanced practice provider recruitment and “implementation of new ancillaries to expand its comprehensive care…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) has unveiled a completely redesigned benchmarking survey that the organization states will provide its members a “more modern and personalized experience” that is more user-friendly. Formerly known as ASCA’s Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey, the new ASCA Benchmarking survey is ready for Q1 data…
Medical Construction & Design reports that construction has begun on a 60,000-square-foot, two-story medical office building (MOB) and ASC in Fort Myers, Fla., for Lee Health. The facility, which will focus on pediatric care, is located on the campus of Golisano Children’s Hospital and HealthPark Medical Center. Medical Construction &…
The Surgery Center of Greater Nashua, part of Southern New Hampshire Health, stated that it has become the first U.S. same-day surgical care facility to attain NIAHO (National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations) accreditation by Det Norske Veritas (DNV). “This designation by DNV means an outpatient surgical facility meets rigorous,…
